ADMJ 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Mandatory Sentencing, Attention Seeking, Homicide
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Can see that responses were informed by welfare model" e. g juvenile or. Current au youth justice system underpinned by both elements of welfare and justice models. Youth justice practices aimed at protecting wellbeing of youth (welfare model) The use of alternative" justice approaches, such as restorative justice and. Emphasis on support, education and rehabilitation of young offenders. Practices based on who they are and what they have done, rather than actual needs (justice model) The use of mandatory sentencing, e. g. , three strikes" legislation introduced in wa and nt. Placement of young people in custodial settings. Note: the extent to which we view young people as responsible" for their actions also depends on how we construct the category of youth" and who is included within this category. A key principle guiding responses to young people is the best interests of the child", a principle which stems from the united nations convention of the rights of the child (croc) http://www. ohchr. org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc. aspx, to which.
